Semisexual
Semisexual is a term similar to greysexual, the term has a few definitions
- Someone who falls between fully asexual and fully allosexual[1],
- Someone who does not feel sexual attraction but has a libido[2],
- Someone who does experience sexual attraction but has not libido[2],
- Someone who experiences sexual attraction and possibly qualifies as allosexual by definition, but finds asexuality and/or greysexuality a useful and relevant concept to describe one's orientation, experiences, or feelings in some way[3].
Semisensual
Semisensual is the sensual counterpart of semisexual and is described as feeling sensual attraction in different forms; a desire for some sensual acts but not others, etc.
Semisensual was coined by an unknown individual, its flag and its alternate however were created by Tumblr user Arco-Pluris on April 21st 2018 and June 21st 2018 respectively.[4][5]
History
The first definition of semisexual was coined on October 27th 2003 by AVEN user and founder David Jay.[1]
The second definition and third definitions were posted by brokendarling on May 20th 2015.[2] But the idea of these have exists since at least 2012.[6]
The fourth definition was coined by deactivated Tumblr user GALAXXYSOCKS alongside Tumblr blog Ask Pride-Color Schemes on or before February 23rd 2017.[3]
Flags
The first known flag to be made for Semisexual was created by GALAXXYSOCKS around the time they made the definition.[3]
Another flag was made by Tumblr user Arco-Pluris on or before June 21st 2018.[7]
Another flag was created by LGBTA Wiki user OHappiDay on January 31st 2021.citation needed
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AVENguy. "Semisexuality". The Asexual Visibility & Education Network, 27 Oct. 2003, https://archive.ph/gxNxB. Archived on 06 Sep. 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brokendarling. "Semisexual". Urban Dictionary, 20 May. 2015, https://archive.ph/VNtO3. Archived on 03 Aug. 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ask Pride-Color Schemes. Tumblr, 23 Feb. 2017, https://archive.ph/H7cgq. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.
- ↑ Arco-Pluris. Tumblr, 21 Apr. 2018, https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/173165655417/semisensual-feeling-sensual-attraction-of.
- ↑ Arco-Pluris. Tumblr, 21 Jun. 2018, https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/175127370852/is-there-a-semisexual-pride-flag-and-semisensual.
- ↑ Guest. "Question for semisexuals". Asexual Visibility & Education Network, 30 May. 2012, https://archive.ph/xZjdQ. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.
- ↑ Arco-Pluris. Tumblr, 21 Jun. 2018, https://archive.ph/bjIzQ. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.
